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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <zoran@dreamphotography.com.au>
Reply-To: fbiwashingtondcdepttss@live.com
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:30:14 +1000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT BY THE AUTHORITY.



J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA.

We sincerely apologized for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail instead of a certified mail, post-mail, phone or face -to- face
conversation, it is due to the urgency and importance of the security
information of our citizenry.We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation
(FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant
Investigation Agencies here in the United states of America have
recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring
network that you presently have a transaction going on your name with
the Remittance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria as regards to
your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor
accordingly by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

It might been of your interest to know that we have taken out time in
screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of
operation and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is
100% genuine and hitch free from all offends of law which you have the
lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said
all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the
Director Remittance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria with due
Banking protocols as we will be monitoring all their services with you
as well as your correspondence at all level. In addendum, also be
informed that we recently had a meeting with the Executive Director of
the Remittance Department of the Central Bank in Nigeria, in the
person of Mr.Tunde Lemo along with some of the top officials of the
Ministry regarding your case file in their management and they made us
to understand that your file has been held depending when you will
personally come for the claim.

They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is
that some unscrupulous element are using this project as source of
revenue from innocent people off their hard labor money by
impersonating the Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and
Director of the Remittance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
We were also made to understand that a lady name Mrs.Joyce Q.Tyreses
from Florida has already contacted their management and also presented
to their management all the necessary documentations as evidence to
claim your fund which those documents tender to the bank has been
purported signed personally by you prior to the release of your
contract fund valued of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States
Dollars.)

but the Remittance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria did the wise
thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before the go ahead on
wiring your fund to the Bank information's which was forwarded to them by
the above named Lady so that was the main reason why they contacted us so
as to assist them in making the investigations as the Authority on
Security and protecting the citizen of this Great Nation.

They further inform us that we should warn our dear citizens who must have
been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the
Remittance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful
prior to these irregularities so that they don't fall victim to this ugly
circumstance. And should in case you are already dealing with anybody or
office claiming to be from the Remittance department of the Central Bank,
you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best
interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Remittance
department of the Central Bank only with the below information's
accordingly:

BANK NAME: Central Bank of Nigeria.
Email:lemo_mr.tunde@yahoo.ca
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: MR. Tunde Lemo

NOTE: In your best interest, any message that doesn't come from the above
official email address and phone numbers should not be replied to and
should be disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will
advise that you contact the Remittance Department of the Central Bank of
Nigeria office immediately with the above email address and request that
they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you receive
your contract fund accordingly.Ensure you follow all their procedure as
may be required by them as that will further help hasten up the whole
procedures as regards to the transfer of your fund to you as designated.
Also have in mind that the Remittance department of the Central Bank
equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their
banking terms, so delay could be very dangerous.

Once again, we will advise that you contact them with the above email
address and make sure you forward to them all the necessary information's
which they may require from you prior to the release of your fund to you
accordingly. All modalities has already been worked out even before you
were contacted and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with
them as you proceed so you don't have anything to worry about. All we
require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track
with you and the Remittance department of the Central Bank. Without
wasting much time, will want you to contact them immediately with the
above email address so as to enable them attend to your case accordingly
without any further delay as time is already running out.

Should in case you need any more information's in regards to this
notification, feel free to get back to us so that we can brief you more as
we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completely
perfected and you have received your contract fund as stated.

Thank you very much for your co-operation in advance


Await your urgent response to this matter.

Best Regards,
Robert Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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